Lausanne, Switzerland, June 24, 2014 – Following 73 consecutive wins during the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 seasons, World and European champions VakıfBank İstanbul have made it into the Guinness World Records for the "most consecutive volleyball victories in all competitions."

VakıfBank’s 73-game streak was achieved by winning the World, European and Turkish Championships. The record set by VakıfBank has been officially confirmed by Guinness World Records.

Through their record-breaking achievements, VakıfBank have made another great contribution to Turkish Volleyball.

VakıfBank’s record run was achieved by competing in five different tournaments without defeat: the Turkish League, Turkish Cup, Turkish Super Cup, European Champions League and the FIVB Volleyball Club World Championships.

VakıfBank weren’t defeated over a period of 624 days from May 11, 2011, to January 25, 2014, a run that included 42 games in the Turkish League, 20 games in the Champions League, four games in the World Club Championship, six games in the Turkish Cup and one game in the Turkish Super Cup.

VakıfBank Sports Club Chairman Osman Demren expressed his pleasure at the team’s achievement.

"We are pleased that our 73 consecutive wins have become an official record," he said. "We will continue to work hard to add new accomplishments for VakıfBank and Turkish Volleyball. I would like to thank all of our players, coaching staff and club employees. I would like to also thank our management, sponsors and fans for their never-ending support."

VakıfBank coach Giovanni Guidetti added: "The VakıfBank ‘family’ have achieved something very special. We won all the games in all tournaments and I’m not sure if volleyball history will witness anything similar again. I would like to thank our VakıfBank family, team and technical staff for all their contributions to this success. We have done everything that was needed to become a team, and that is why we have achieved this record."

Gözde Sonsırma, VakıfBank’s team captain, also played a major part in the success of the team. "We are very pleased that our 73-match winning streak has been accepted as an official record," she said. "I’m very happy to be captain for this team. This achievement is not only important for Turkish volleyball, but it’s also an important influence for Turkish women too. I would like to congratulate my teammates, management, the VakıfBank family and fans for their support and contribution to our 73-match, five-trophy accomplishment."